Re: when is failing to [URL]ize values in a comparison risky?
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = John,I have been avoiding [URL]izing unless there was a chance of someone inputting a comparioson char because of when there maybe some character in the value for a variable that I do not want to get [URL]ized, like so-[showif [URL][aaa][/URL]=bbb] resolving as [showif %5baaa%5d=(bbb's value)] when [aaa] had no value.So I want to know under what condition webcat *will crash* when I do not [URL]ize. Do you know? :-) -Johnjpeacock@univpress.com wrote:> It is always safe to URL'ize both sides of a equality comparison, as far as I > know. I have started always doing that (when I can remember), except where I am > typing all data myself. I think that it would be appropriate for PCS to always > URL'ize ShowIf and HideIf comparisons. I cannot think of a single instance > where it would not be correct. The only enhancement I can think of is some way > to force a numeric comparison (stripping any non-numeric characters before > testing). > > HTH > > John Peacock > ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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John,I have been avoiding [url]izing unless there was a chance of someone inputting a comparioson char because of when there maybe some character in the value for a variable that I do not want to get [url]ized, like so-[showif [url][aaa][/URL]=bbb] resolving as [showif %5baaa%5d=(bbb's value)] when [aaa] had no value.So I want to know under what condition webcat *will crash* when I do not [url]ize. Do you know? :-) -Johnjpeacock@univpress.com wrote:> It is always safe to URL'ize both sides of a equality comparison, as far as I > know. I have started always doing that (when I can remember), except where I am > typing all data myself. I think that it would be appropriate for PCS to always > URL'ize ShowIf and HideIf comparisons. I cannot think of a single instance > where it would not be correct. The only enhancement I can think of is some way > to force a numeric comparison (stripping any non-numeric characters before > testing). > > HTH > > John Peacock > ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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